Geoffrey Husic
University LibrariesRoom 519
Education
M.S., Library and Information Science, University of Illinois
M.A., Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Kansas
B.A., Russian and German, Middlebury College
Research
My research interests pertain mainly to the Balkan languages (Slovenian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Romanian, Vlax, Greek, and Romani) and the Balkan Linguistic Union, which is a linguistic concept that examines the syntactic, morphological, and lexicological commonalities that have arisen in these territorially contiguous, but linguistically quite different Indo-European language groups. Within my research in this field I have focused on two specific aspects: the problem of orthographic history, language and dialect variation, and reform, and how the lack of orthographic uniformity and relatively late standardization affect information retrieval in the context of libraries' cataloging and metadata standards, and in bibliographic databases and software utilities.
Selected Publications
Husic, G. (2017). Using OCLC WorldCat Language Indexes to Quantify Slavic and Eurasian Language Collections and Answer Complex Bibliographic Questions. Slavic & East European Information Resources, 18(3-4), 109-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2017.1393239 https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/1808/25653
Husic, G. (2014). Enhancing an Open-Access Linguistics Journal Archive with Library of Congress-like Metadata: A Case Study of the Effectiveness for Improving Discovery. Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 35 (2014), 1-8. http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/1808/15945
Husic, G. (2014). Slavic Linguistics Virtual Reference Bookshelf: A selective bibliography of Slavic language materials that were traditionally held in the Slavic Reference Section of Watson Library. . http://hdl.handle.net/1808/14936
Husic, G. (2012). Tracking the History of Romani Publications: Challenges Presented by Flawed Data. Slavic & East European Information Resources, 13(4 ), 230-234. DOI:10.1080/15228886.2012.730849
Husic, G. (2011). Romani Language: Cataloging Ramifications for a Language in the Process of Standardization. Slavic & East European Information Resources, 12(1 ), 37-51. DOI:10.1080/15228886.2011.556076
Husic, G. (2009). Russo-Serbian Orthography: cataloging conundrum and a proposed solution. Slavic & East European Information Resources, 10(1 ), 45-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228880802709187
Husic, G. (2002). Albanian Verb Dictionary and Manual. Lawrence, KS : G. Husic .
Husic, G. (2001). Orthographic Reforms in the Former Soviet Union: Some Implications for Serials and Internet Resource Catalogers. Slavic and East European Information Resources,(2), 34-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J167v02n02_07
Husic, G. (2000). Is there/will there be a Bosnian Language: aspects of the language situation in post war Bosnia. South Slav Journal, 20(3/4).
Husic, G. (1988). Tajik Handbook.
